McMahon has spent $41M

Connecticut Republican Linda McMahon has given her campaign $41.5 million dollars this cycle in her quest for a United States Senate seat.

McMahon, the former wrestling executive, has said she would spend as much as $50 million of her own money in her run for Sen. Chris Dodd’s Senate seat. She gave her campaign $20 million from July 22 to Sept. 30, according to a Federal Election Commission report released by the campaign, and she has spent about $39.5 million, according to that report.

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A recent poll from Quinnipiac University in Connecticut shows Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal with a 9-point lead over McMahon.